California Supreme Court Watch

Mar 25, 2026
Yeh v. Twitter, Inc., S295210.

#26-51 Yeh v. Twitter, Inc., S295210. (A170843; nonpublished opinion; San Francisco County Superior Court; CGC23605100.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal of a civil action. This case presents the following issue: Does a defendant’s nonconsensual use of a plaintiff’s personally identifying information for marketing purposes constitute an economic injury sufficient to show standing under the Unfair Competition Law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.) in the absence of allegations regarding the plaintiff’s ability to monetize such information?

Petition for review granted: 3/25/2026

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.